{"product_id":"cat-0041114111-josef-swickard","title":"Cat. #0041114111:  JOSEF SWICKARD","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003eExtremely rare vintage 4.5 x 6-inch pale pink album page, boldly signed and inscribed in-person in 1931, with a nod to his celebrated role in \u003cem\u003eThe Four Horsemen of the Apocalype\u003c\/em\u003e (1921). In very good condition. Note that the image of the star shown here alongside the scan of the autograph is not included. After a stint in Mack Sennett silent comedies, veteran German-born silent and early talkie character actor Josef Swickard earned a name for himself portraying mad-eyed villains, deranged scientists, exotic mystics, and eccentric aristocrats. He made several important contributions to the horror, sci-fi, fantasy, and crime genres, including \u003cem\u003eThe Shadow of the East\u003c\/em\u003e (1924); \u003cem\u003eDante's Inferno\u003c\/em\u003e (1924); The\u003cem\u003e Wizard of Oz\u003c\/em\u003e (1925), as Prime Minister Kruel; \u003cem\u003eThe Mysterious Stranger\u003c\/em\u003e (1925); \u003cem\u003eThe Return of Chandu\u003c\/em\u003e (1934), as Tyba the White Magician alongside Bela Lugosi; and the serials \u003cem\u003eThe Lost City\u003c\/em\u003e (1935) and\u003cem\u003e Dick Tracy's G-Men\u003c\/em\u003e (1939).  Elsewhere, he was mesmerizing in classic films like \u003cem\u003eThe Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse \u003c\/em\u003e(1921), \u003cem\u003eOld San Francisco\u003c\/em\u003e (1927), \u003cem\u003eYou Can't Take It with You\u003c\/em\u003e (1938), and \u003cem\u003eThe Mad Empress\u003c\/em\u003e (1939). Swickard died in 1940, not long after his son brutally murdered his wife, but from natural causes-- not by leaping from the Hollywood sign, as was rumored at the time of his death.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67860981973219,"sku":"fbm1793368263434","price":64.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/3965\/8211\/files\/cat-0041114111-josef-swickard_1.jpg?v=1793368276","url":"https:\/\/vintageinspiredwear.shop\/products\/cat-0041114111-josef-swickard","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}